Campfire’s octopus, chorizo, and celery-root entrée.
Gage Forster
With just over a week to go until this year’s San Diego Comic-Con takes place, excitement is building for an event which, in recent years, has ended up being a pretty low-key affair.
DC Studios will be sitting it out, but Marvel Studios plans to return for the first time since 2022 with not one, but two Hall H panels.
While their main panel will only be an hour long on Saturday night, we’re expecting plenty of huge updates about what the future holds in store for the MCU and the Multiverse Saga. In this feature, we share both our predictions and the announcements and reveals we believe are most likely to blow the roof off Hall H courtesy of Kevin Feige.
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When Marvel Studios first announced the next Avengers movies, they were going to be released in the same year and both had titles. While Avengers: Secret Wars still has its title (as far as we know), Avengers: The Kang Dynasty is now being referred to as Avengers 5.
This suggests the idea is to shift focus away from Kang, a decision reportedly made before Jonathan Majors’ legal troubles when Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania underwhelmed both critically and commercially.
A new Avengers 5 title can offer a better idea of the creative direction of the movie (Avengers vs. X-Men perhaps), as would confirmation of who will write and direct each of these key chapters in the Multiverse Saga.
Marvel Studios has announced plans to hold a second Hall H panel on Thursday called “The Ultimate Deadpool & Wolverine Celebration Of Life.”
While its primary purpose will almost certainly be to hype up Deadpool & Wolverine ahead of its opening weekend, we have to believe Kevin Feige – who will be joined by Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, and Shawn Levy – will have a surprise in store for us.
Revealing what’s next for the Merc with the Mouth and Logan makes the most sense. Confirming they’ll return in the next Avengers movies – or even a fourth Deadpool – would assure fans there’s lots to look forward to and make this threequel an even bigger must-watch.
Well, what’s actually left at this point? In a shock move, Marvel Studios has released trailers for Captain America: Brave New World and Agatha All Along in recent weeks, sneak peeks we’d typically expect to premiere in Hall H.
It’s far too soon to show anything from The Fantastic Four beyond a costume reveal, leaving only Daredevil: Born Again, Ironheart, Wonder Man, and Thunderbolts* as upcoming projects we could realistically see footage from.
In our opinion, Marvel would be wise to hype up the Man Without Fear’s return and debut a short Thunderbolts* teaser unveiling The Sentry.
This is a tricky one, but it’s about damn time we learn what’s next for Spider-Man in the MCU. Where it gets complicated is with Sony Pictures’ involvement; will they allow Marvel Studios to hype up the movie in Hall H? If the studio has any sense, then yes.
A title reveal, news of a director (and writer, hopefully), along with at least a few confirmed cast members would be enough. Tom Holland, Zendaya, and whoever will play the movie’s villain may suffice, particularly if it’s a big enough reveal to get the fans in Hall H to lose their minds over the prospect of Spider-Man facing them a couple of years from now.
Oh, and a release date is a must at this stage as well.
We know who will star in The Fantastic Four, but outside of Marvel’s First Family, the identity of their characters remains a mystery to us.
Ralph Ineson has confirmed he’s Galactus, but we have only the word of the trades to go on when it comes to Julia Garner’s female Silver Surfer, for example. Then, there’s Paul Walter Hauser, Natasha Lyonne, John Malkovich, and the actors we likely haven’t heard about yet.
While The Fantastic Four cast will probably be shooting in London next weekend, we’d love to see the four leads hit the stage in costume (with Ebon Moss-Bachrach suited up as Ben Grimm rather than The Thing, obviously) and get a full cast/character list along with more concept art.
Maybe a little Doom news to wrap things up too?
Since Bob Iger returned to Disney, the pressure has been taken off Marvel Studios to pump out TV series after TV series. However, that’s created something of a backlog, with Ironheart, for example, wrapping production way back in November 2022!
Daredevil: Born Again is coming next March, but we’d like some clarification on what will join in (and roughly when). It also wouldn’t hurt to show faith in ‘ol Hornhead’s return by confirming plans for the long-rumoured second season, especially after all those creative overhaul reports.
This is also a chance to highlight animated projects like Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Marvel Zombies, and What If…? season 3, though we’d save all three for D23 next month instead.
While Kang was still at large at the end of Loki, it wouldn’t be too hard to somehow retcon him out of existence and move on from the Ant-Man threequel’s post-credits scene. Heck, you could have a new big bad wipe out that entire coliseum off-screen!
Explanations aside, Marvel Studios needs to tell us who Earth’s Mightiest Heroes will next face. Whether it’s the original X-Men, a new actor who will take over as Kang, or a totally different baddie like Doctor Doom, it’s time we find out where this Multiverse Saga is heading.
Kang can still be redeemed, but following Jonathan Majors’ firing, now might be a good time to reveal who the heck will play the time-traveller.
Whether it’s X-Men, Uncanny X-Men, or something else altogether, Marvel Studios should absolutely close out its Hall H panel by announcing this reboot and potentially even “The Mutant Saga.”
Yes, that’s looking way into the future, but it’s going to leave fans in a state of ecstasy and should confirm Marvel is taking this superhero team seriously. Some concept art, similar to those very early Guardians of the Galaxy designs, also wouldn’t go amiss.
We’d advise against a release date because that didn’t work out too well when Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars were dated at Comic-Con and Marvel Studios doesn’t need any added pressure when it comes to getting this one right.
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SANDY, Utah — SANDY, Utah (AP) — Sergi Solans had two goals and an assist, Diego Luna added a goal and two assists, and Real Salt Lake beat San Diego FC 4-2 on Saturday night to extend its unbeaten streak to six games.
Morgan Guilavogui scored his first goal in MLS and had an assist for Real Salt Lake (5-1-1). The 28-year-old designated player has five goal contributions in his first six career games.
RSL hasn’t lost since a 1-0 defeat at Vancouver in the season opener.
San Diego (3-3-2) has lost three in a row and is winless in five straight.
Luna opened the scoring in the fifth minute when he re-directed a misplayed pass by Duran Ferree, San Diego’s 19-year-old goalkeeper, into the net.
Moments later, Solans headed home a perfectly-placed cross played by Luna from outside the right corner of the 18-yard box to the back post to make it 2-0. Solans, a 23-year-old forward, flicked a header from the center of the area inside the right post and past the outstretched arm of Ferree to make it 3-1 in the 37th minute.
Guilavogui slammed home a first-touch shot to give RSL a three-goal lead in the 45th.
Marcus Ingvartsen scored a goal in the 14th minute and Anders Dreyer converted from the penalty spot in the 66th for San Diego.
Ingvartsen has five goals and an assist this season and has 10 goal contributions (seven goals, three assists) in 16 career MLS appearances.
Rafael Cabral had three saves for RSL.
Ferree finished with five saves.
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When John Resnick opened Campfire on a quaint little street in Carlsbad, Calif., in 2016, some locals weren’t sure what to think. The coastal enclave wasn’t exactly awash in innovative, chef-driven establishments, so it was a shock to see the dining room consistently full. Early on, one woman wondered aloud to Resnick, “Where did all these people come from?”
It’s a moment he remembers vividly. “I was struck by her statement, because I think she was surprised that so many other people in Carlsbad were there,” Resnick says.
The rest of the culinary world would take some time to catch up to what was happening. In 2019, when Michelin expanded to rate restaurants throughout all of California—not just the San Francisco area—Addison was the only one in San Diego to earn a star. But since emerging from the pandemic, the region’s food scene has grown dramatically. Driven by outstanding farms, ingredients, a bumper crop of talented chefs, and a G.D.P. approximately the size of New Zealand or Greece, San Diego County has become one of America’s most underrated dining destinations.
Campfire’s octopus, chorizo, and celery-root entrée.
Gage Forster
Perhaps no single restaurant is a better emblem for this shift than chef William Bradley’s Addison, which opened in 2006. After landing his first star, Bradley knew he wanted more. To get them, he transformed his French-leaning fare to serve what he calls California Gastronomy, which combines the cultures of SoCal with impeccable ingredients and wildly impressive techniques, prizing flavor over flair. Michelin responded, awarding Addison a second star in 2022, and making it the first Southern California three-star restaurant just a year later. The accolade has created a halo effect, attracting culinary tourists from around the world.
Berry beet tartlets at San Diego’s three-star stalwart Addison.
Eric Wolfinger
“Earning three stars forces the global dining community to pay attention to a place that may not have been on their radar before,” says chef Eric Bost, a partner in Resnick’s four Carlsbad establishments.
Resnick recruited Bost, who spent time at award-winning outposts of Restaurant Guy Savoy, to run Jeune et Jolie, which he led to a star in 2021. They’ve since taken over an old boogie-board factory down the street and converted it to an all-day restaurant and bakery, Wildland. The space also hosts an exquisite tasting-counter experience called Lilo, which was given a Michelin star mere months after opening in April 2025. And as Resnick and Bost grew their successful Carlsbad operation, chef Roberto Alcocer earned a Michelin star for his Mexican fine-dining spot Valle in nearby Oceanside.
The stylish tasting counter at Michelin one-star Lilo in Carlsbad.
Kimberly Motos
About 25 miles to the south, another affluent coastal community is going through its own culinary glow up. In La Jolla, chef Tara Monsod and the hospitality group Puffer Malarkey Collective opened the stylish French steakhouse Le Coq. Chef Erik Anderson, formerly of Michelin two-star Coi, is preparing to launch Roseacre. And last year, Per Se alums Elijah Arizmendi and Brian Hung left New York to open the elegant tasting-menu restaurant Lucien, lured by the ingredients they’d get to serve. “A major reason we chose San Diego is the quality and diversity of the produce,” Arizmendi explains. “San Diego County has more small farms than anywhere else in the U.S., and its many microclimates allow farmers to grow an incredible range of ingredients year-round.”
Wildland’s spicy Italian sandwich.
Gage Forster
Chef Travis Swikard has also been a tireless advocate for the region’s ingredients since he returned to San Diego, his hometown, and opened Mediterranean-influenced Callie in 2021. There’s no sophomore slump with his latest effort, the French Riviera–inspired Fleurette in La Jolla, where he’s serving his take on classics like leeks vinaigrette and his San Diego “Bouillabaisse” with local red sheepshead fish and spiny lobster. Its food is bright, produce-driven, and attentive in execution, while the dining room maintains a relaxed and unpretentious style of service. And Swikard sees that approach cohering into a regional style with a strong network of professionals behind it.
“It’s really nice that we are developing our own identity, not trying to be like L.A. or any other market, just highlighting what’s great about the San Diego lifestyle and ingredients,” he says. “Similar to New York, a chef community is starting to develop where chefs are supporting each other. There is a true sense of pride to be cooking here.”
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